ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Congrats on directing!
Why now in season seven?
How did that manifest in directing?
Credit: Cliff Lipson/SHOWTIME
And a party scene!
The young man that we found is 20-years-old and he hasnt done that much.
Hes an incredible actor named Elliot Fletcher and his audition just blew all of us away.
It was really important to me that it was authentic.
How do you remain PC?
We just had so much fun working with him and working with Cam.
So I think they find common ground in that, and it was really beautiful.
She changes, and she grows.
So its interesting to find that.
If they think theyre so independent, shes now calling them on their bluff.
Carl starts to find a mentor in Luther, Doms father.
Fiona starts to find her family in the new staff that she hires at the restaurant.
Lip is working for a start-up and he starts to find his people there.
What do you think the final image of the series has to be?
Weve seen him skirt death so many times.
Or maybe hes just that cockroach that will never die.
Was it strange for you to treat Fiona as just another character to direct?
Theyll tweak things here and there, but theres not a lot of direction.
You cant take it personally one way or another.
That sounds like exactly the kind of extra passion that begot this opportunity.
Like what are they going to say, no?
Well, yeah, they could have said no.
And now, just days after finishing, how do you feel?
I had a monitor that I would wear like a purse so I could check the frames during rehearsal.
It was definitely stressful but it was really exhilarating.
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